You might be better off growing it indoors, it doesn't like cold and it will allow you to keep the peskie bugs off it. I've had reasonable success in a greenhouse for the last couple of years albeit during summer months only.
I put some in a planter last year and it got stripped. Replanted it (just those pots from Sainsburys), put slug pellets down, no problems. Does need replanting each spring though as it won't survive winter outdoors.
